Hi Guy and Girls, I'm currently working for a large installation company who have a tight grip on the Solar PV industry. I am recruiting for individuals or teams with solar installation experience. The work is on an and on-going basis around London and the South East.You must have a UTR number...
Hi guys .... and girls,
I am returning to the industry after working in other areas for the last 30 years........ I am time served with MANWEB and have just done my 17th edition regs to re qualify, and I start the 2395 / 2395 this week.
I have been gone so long I don't have contacts in the...
In the run up to A-level Results Day (August 15) Diane Johnson, Skills Ambassador at the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), urges young people and their parents to consider all options when it comes to taking the next educational step:
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Hi all
Apologies if this is covered some previous thread, the level of information on this forum is a bit daunting for a novice.
I am considering a career change, and am looking at becoming an electrician. However the range of options seems really confusing. There seems to be a lot of...
Hi guys,
Myself and a few more sparks have decided to start a blog. It will be about everything industry related. If anybody of you guys would like to post his or hers thoughts about something interesting than please contact us and we will post your articles on the blog.
The blog can be...
We are currently in dispute with a customer who has not paid for any EICR certificate's we have provided. The first batch(12) were forwarded with the invoice for the cert and remedial works required to gain a satisfactory certificate. The second batch was invoice only and no certificate. Their...
The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has taken training concerns to the heart of Government, by meeting with Skills Minister, Matthew Hancock.
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Got a budget of £ a few thousand and 31 years old with no previous training or experience in electrics aside from basic personal domestic stuff and general knowledge but would like to have a trade and am willing to study and PAY to gain it.
There seems to be no clear route to becoming a...
Hi
my name is Greg I am 24 from Otley (near Leeds & Bradford) and new to this site. I have passed my C&G 2330 Level 2 & 3 Tech Certificates. And I am booked in to do my BS 7671 17th edition course soon. I also have 9 months work experience.
I know an apprenticeship would be the best route to...
Hello
I currently have a 2 gang light switch, but due to the style of light switches we plan to replace it with, I need to separate it into 2 individual switches.
My concern is that the wiring going into the current back box will not be long enough to connect to a second switch off to the...
I've ( slowly ) realised whats wrong with the current set-up , especially in the domestic sector
and why the quality of topics on the forum has dropped substantially.
its because far too many installers go straight from training centre to self employed without actually
working as an employee ...
Hi guys
I'm going for a job tomorrow with a solar company and was wondering if anyone in that line of work could:
A. Tell me what a normal day would include
B. any tips for the interview
C. Is it a booming trade at the moment.
I have no experience in this field I've been in domestic new...
Hi
I looked in the forums for voltage optimisation
And saw that at home, the average saves from voltage optimisation is around 8%,
Do you know, what is the average save in industry?
Thanks
The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) launches the Electric Event – the must attend event of the year to be held at the ICC Birmingham on June 20-22.
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The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) says the EU mandate on electric vehicle charging points is the political leadership that is urgently needed if the market is to grow.
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Hey all, i successfully completed my apprenticeship in 2006 and was only 2 months out my time when an opportunity presented itself to go travelling. Long and short of it is i went travelling with the intention of sparking abroad(never happened) and when i came home i was unfortunately diagnosed...
Hello everyone, i have joined the forum with the intentions of trying to find a way to re-train as an Electrician.
I am 22 and have 6 years industry experience in engineering.
Started working on submarines in Engineering for 4 years.
Have since spent a year working in a factory as an...
The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) and NICEIC have welcomed Government plans to reduce the number of notifiable works, saying it will cut some of the red tape faced by industry.
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I recently emailed MoneySupermarket.com as I mentioned on another thread, about how out of date their PV page was. To their credit I got an email back saying they were interested in updating things and getting input from the industry in how best to promote energy saving and renewables.
They...
Anyone else had email from niceic about not going on napits register? Apparently napit just want your details for marketing reasons.....lol, it's getting like a school playground with these scams.
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